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[DJ Babokon - Double Helix]

One tiny thing...

Ok , maybe its not tiny thing. Its super load. Which is making it extremely distorted. You don't need to do any EQing from what I can tell (which isn't much) just turn it down to AT LEAST half volume, probably more. But besides that, like the build ups and key change. Nice song, BUT TURN IT DOWN!!!

DJ-Babokon responds:

I appreciate your review. You really helped. :)

[!~[Dark]~!]

Ambient?...

What are you doing?! This belongs in the House section! Very nice. But I will say that if you were to make it any longer than it is you absolutely have to try and avoid the repetitiveness of it. Otherwise it will kill it.

Other than that, great stuff!
DJ InTheDark

MmmCake responds:

Thanks! i did go for more of an ominous loop rather then a house song, so thats kinda why its repetetive

[Far Side Of The Moon [Revisit]]

Jumps In...

I actually have to say that I liked the original a little bit better in the fact that the intro really gives you sense of whats in the song. In this one, though it starts right up to get you dancing, it leaves you a little confused as to how the song works per say.

Still great though!
DJ InTheDark

Kazmo responds:

Ya, I would've left it if there weren't time constraints on the song submissions for the contest.

Thanks!

[March_To_Eternity [Box-Killa]]

Great Flow

Very nice transitioning, it fits together very well. (I know this is unavoidable but I'll say it anyway) The only thing is it sounds a little "robotic." Which is an empty comment because it was made via computer, which is the only way 99.99% of us can do, so that will never change. Very epic. I wish I could find something wrong with to actually be able to talk about your song and help you out, but I can't ^_^

All in all great stuff!

Box-Killa responds:

yeah I changed the velocity around for each note so it should be a little better

[DJD-M - Freedom CountDown]

Overall Potential

Hmm...

Decided to see what you meant in the Forum in the "Free Online Radio Space." (My post was right below yours btw). This review is focused on all music to.

To describe you I would have to say that your exactly what you say you are, a beginner. Most beginners have wonderful ideas, but the execution of those ideas is dry, for obvious reasons [mostly inexperiance]. After that, they go into a slump, where their technique and style is perfect, but their is ideas lack (thats where I am now).

Anyway, back to you... For you to develop I would have to say that you work on these things:

1.) Divide and Conquer; Separate your idea, make sure elemts of your songs fit together. If you have a bad ass drum beat (1:54) it should have a bad ass tune (which it does so don't change it).
Avoid things like (1:10) where you have a cool beat but a happy/upbeat tunes, they just don't go together.
2.) Following the Crowd; This is mainly pointed at the vocals. Due to the thousands of fruity loops users on NG and everywhere else, they all can easily spot someone using a sample from it, which they hate (not me, them - I use MadTracker ^_^). Try finding some other samples that say the same or sound the same (drums, synths, fx, ect.) thing that you want them to, all you have to do is look.

Thats all I have time for, for now. I'll try to review again soon.

Keep pumpin out those ideas,
DJ InTheDark

DJD-M responds:

Thanks lol I had some trouble so I couldn't keep "making" new music, thank you very much for taking the time of reviewing and for those tips ;) they will be incredibly helpful

[E7 - Glow]

Mix style Tech House!!! XD

This is very Victor Dinaire-sih if you know who that is. But is more House than anything else. The definition of good House something you can dance to, which I could totally get down with this at club or in one of mixes. Anyway loved it, and little do people know that it is one of the hardest things to make Tech House on purpose.

Great Job!!
DJ InTheDark

eclipso7 responds:

He he, thanks for the review. I'm glad you like it. We have a common ground in the fact that no one likes our stuff... well kinda. E7

[The Sound of Disco (Dub Mix)]

Stupidisco! (not really)

Personally, I like it (but thats mostly because I'm a house-head). It has very good drive and rhythm. I would just suggest that the beat at the very beginning, should be used more in the rest of the song if you know what I mean.

Not Bad!
DJ InTheDark

xtiko responds:

Thanks, really. finally someone leaving me a review. Umm, well I think to myself on this track as unfinished. I want to add a break after the delayed beat vocal with the intro drums. and change up the melody. I sometimes get lazy and don't attend to my tracks as I should. Thanks for the review.

[~|Feeling Ice [Tech House]]

Mix Style!! ^_^

I like it a lot. Very Victor Dinaire-ish. Some of the melodies don't quite match up at the beginning but only a musician is going to ever pick that up when they hear it (after that it works very well, you hit the mark on the trance part).

Keep floor pumping!!
DJ InTheDark

Helth responds:

Thanks man :]

[.:Minimalistic:.]

Hmmm...

This song transitions very well. It has a very good beat. The only thing is the melodies and tunes. They are not bad, they just don't quite fit the rest of the song.

All in all, Very Very Good for you first song!
DJ InTheDark

FutureDemon responds:

Yes,i changed the melodies lots of times,but i get lazy and leave this one

Thanks for the review =)